Mechanism for the obtainment of motive power from waves of the ocean, lakes, or other large bodies of water.



J. WILLY. MECHANISM FOR THE OBTAINMENT 0F MOTIVE POWER FROM WAVES OF THE OCEAN, LAKES, OR OTHER LARGE BODIES OF WATER. APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 8, 1909. RENEWED 0011,1912:

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J. WILLY. MECHANISM FOR THE OBTAINMENT OF MOTIVE POWER FROM WAVES OF THE .003, LAKES,

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 8, 1909. RENEWED OOT.1. 1912- 1 Q 5 65Q Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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MECHANISM F03, "rm GBTAINMENT OF MOTIVE POWER FROM WAVES OF THE OCEAN,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2e, lore.

application filed SeptemberS, 1909, Serial 1V0. 517,725. Renewed October 1, 1912. Serial No. 723,434.

To ol'l w'hom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jenn NILLY, of the city ofxLos Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, in the State of California, have in vented Improved Mechanism for the Obtainment of Motive Power from Waves of the Oceain Lakes, or other Large Bodies of Water, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification, reference being had to the annexed drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon.

My said invention which relates to the obtainment of motive power, from the waves of an ocean, sea or lake, at and near to the sloping-coasts or shores thereof, has for its. obgeot to utilize the energy contained in the incomingand outgoing waves at and near the coast or shore, the waves being those commonly designated as surf waves, for operatin floating paddle-wheels carried in suitable bearings and maintained in operative position by means of guides, whereby; the said floating paddle-wheels rise and fall I in coincidence with the rise and fall of the surf waves.

According to my invention, the surf waves driving power operating alternately in opposite directions. The paddle-wheels convey driving power imparted to them alternately in opposite directions, by gearing operated from the shafts of said paddle-Wheels in such manner as to rotate in constant direction of rotation, a line shaft carrying either belt driving pulleys, sprocket wheels, gearing, cranks, cams or eccentrics, either of which is adapted for transmitting the driving power of the line shaft either to other mechanism or apparatus, or for operating pumps wherewith. to lift the water of an ocean, sea, or lake, into reservoirs at whatever height may be requisite to create a head of water for driving water-wheels, turbines, or other hydraulic operating mechanism.

My said. invention also includes other features of improvement hereinafter set forth, and which will be completely understood from the subsequent parts of this specillca tion,with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which;

Figure l, is a side elevation of the apparatus or mechanism constituting my said invention, showing the floating paddle driv- 3 Wh ls, the arrangement tor enabling said wheels to rise and fall, and rotate alternately in opposite directions, by the rise and fall both of the incoming and. outgoing surf waves, also showing gearingby which the alternate direction of rotation of the float-- ing paddle-wheels is transmitted to, and converted into continuous direction of rotation of the line shaft, for transmitting continuous motion to apparatus or mecha nism to be operated by my said invention. Fig. 2, is a plan corresponding to Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is an end elevation of the same, looked at in the direction of the arrows Figs. 1, and 2. Fig. 4, is a transverse section of one of the floating paddle-Wheels, the central part of which is broken out as indicating that these wheels maybe of any desired length. Fig. 5, is a transverse section on an enlarged scale of one of the bevel gears, showing the rotating vertical shaft driven by the paddle-wheels and the rollers within said gear, between which said vertical shaft moves vertically, bot-h upward and downward, and rotates said bevel gear. Fig. 6, is a horizontal section on the line 0, c, Fig. 5.

Fig. 7, is a plan of a part of the gear where by an upper set of pumps is driven by the vertical rise and fall of the paddle'wheels. Fig. 8, is a plan of part of my apparatus or mechanism wherein the line shaft instead of being driven by toothed gearing is operated by driving belts actuated by the paddlewheels, this figure also showing the substitution of a crank shaft instead of a continuous line-shaft. Fig. 9, is an end elevation corresponding to Fig. 8. Fig. 10, is an enlarged sectional detail of one of the driving pulleys on one of the horizontal rotating shafts. Fig. 11, is an enlarged longitudinal section of one of the driving pulleys operating on a vertical shaft, driven by the paddle wheels, and the rollers within said pulleys, between which said vertical shaft moves and rotates said pulleys.

As shown by Figs. 1, 2, and 3, of the draw, ings, my apparatus or mechanism consists of a horiaontal framing 1, of rectangular form in side, and end elevation, also rectangular in plan. This rectangular framing cons1sts of the upper and lower horizontal members marked 1, and of vertical members marked l, more especially shown at Figs. 1, and 3, connecting the upper and lower members 1,

and within and upon this rectangular framing the wave operative parts oat my mechanism are carried as hereinafter described. The said rectangular framing is constructed with transverse beams 2, as shown at Figs. 2, and 3, and the outer ends of these beams constitute carriers for rollers 23, which operate upon rails 4, rigidly fastened to the 'up per ends of piers 5, at each side of the fraIIiing' 1, and suitably formed of concrete or other material, which if necessary, maybe supported on piles driven into the sand or gravel 6, constituting the shore-or coast of an ocean,.sea or lake, whereat my invention is erected or installed.

Between each pair of uprights 1, 1, is the carrying frame 7, these containing the bearings for the axles 8, of each floating paddle-wheel 9. The uprights 1, are con structed in the form of an angle iron as shown partly at the lefthand end of Fig. 1, and at both sides of Fig. 3. In the grooves of these uprights 1, the frame 7, are free to rise and fall with the rising and falling of each of thefloating paddle-wheels 9, and with the object of reducing the friction of the movement of the framing 7, between each pair of angle iron uprights 1, antifriction rollers 10, are mounted as shown partly in full, and partlyin dotted lines, to maintain the rising and falling frames 7, vertically and anti-frictionally operative between the angle iron uprights 1, as the paddle-wheels 9, carried in hearings in the frame 7 respectively rise and fall by the incoming and outgoing surf waves.

The paddle-wheels 9, are constructed with a hollow central, cylindrical water tight body of sutlicient capacity to constitute each a floating cylindrical drum upon the periphery of which the paddles 12, are rigidlyfastened as hereinafter morefullv described.

Upon each of the outer ends of the shafts 8, a bevel pinion 13, is fixed, so that these pinions 13, rotate with the paddle-wheels 9. Gearing into each of these bevel pinions 13,

are other bevel pinions 145, one at the bottom of each vertical shaft 15. These shafts 15, are carried in vertical bearings 16, in the frames 7 and the upper parts of these ve rtical shafts each pass through a bevel pinion 17, each of which is carried in a bearing 18, in the top part of the horizontal beams of the framing 1, as shown in section at the lefthand end of Fig. 1, and as is obvious from the other figures of drawing.

As the several paddle-wheels 9, are rotated in two directions by the inward and outward flowing surf waves, they, by reason of the gearing of the bevel pinions 13, with the bevel pinions 14, rotate the shafts 15,

while the shafts 15, rotate the bevel pinions- 17, by the actionof both the incoming and outgoing waves.

The line shaft to which continuous motion in one direction is imparted by the paddle- Wheels driving mechanism constituting part of my invention, is the shaft marked 1.9, in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. Upon this shaft 19, there are keyed pairs of bevel pinions 20, and 21, respectively,'facing each other. With each of the bevel pinions 20, there gears a corresponding bevel pinion 22, and with each of the bevel pinions 21, there gears a corresponding bevel pinion 23. I The bevel pinions 22, are carried upon horizontal transverse shafts 24:, and the bevel pinions 23, are carried upon horizontal transverse shafts 25. 9 Each of the shafts 21, is carried in double bearings 26, and each of the shafts 25 is carried in double bearings and at the outer end of each of the shafts 21, there is keyed a bevel pinion 28, each of which gears with one of the bevel pinions 17, at one side of the mechanism, through which one of the vertical shafts 15, passes. Each of the shafts 25, carries at its end a bevel pinion each of which gears with a bevel pinion 17, through which the vertical shaft 15, at the opposite side of the mechanism,

passes.

At the inner end of each of the shafts 2 1, a bevel pinion 22, provided. with a slip spring clutch 31, is carried. Each of the pinions 22, ears with a corresponding bevel pinion 20, on the line shaft 19, and through this gearing and the vertical shafts 15, at one side of the mechanism, the line shaft 19, is rotativelv driven from the alternately rotating paddle-wheels 9, operating this gearing through the shafts 15, at one side of the i'nechanism.

As the direction of rotation of the. shaft 19, is as aforesaid continuous or constantly in one direction, and not rotatioittin alternate directions as is the rotation of each of the paddle-wheels 9, it follows that the gearing transmitting motion from the axes of the paddle-wheels at opposite sides must be so arranged as to impart direction to the line shaft 19, in constant direction of rotation. With this object in View each of the pinions 29,- is carried upon a short shaft 33, rotatable in bearings 34, each such shaft 38, having secured thereon a spur pinion 35, gearing into another spur pinion 36, upon a shaft 25, each of which carries at its outer end a slip spring clutch 38, which engages with a bevel pinion 23, each of which again -,engages with the bevel pinions 21, keyed 'rection so that these bevel pinions 22, re-

ceive the motion of positive rotation in that directiornwhich by gearing with the bevel pinions 2 pon the. line shaftenablesthe positive motion of the paddle-wheels operated by the action of the waves, to be transmitted to the line shaft 19. When, however, the paddle-wheels 9, rotate in the opposite direction, the slip spring clutches 31, automatically disengage their teeth from the teeth of the bevel .pinions 22, and so long as the automatic slipping of the clutch takes place, the driving of the line shaft 19, over the bevel pinions 22, ceases.- This action of the slip spring clutches commences at the instant of the change of direction of rhtation of the paddle-wheels 9, and at the same instant the driving motion of the paddlewheels is transmitted through the shafts 15, and; through the bevel gearing and spur pinions 35, and 36, to the bevel pinions 23, at the opposite side of the line shaft 19, while the slip spring clutches 38, automatically engaging with the teeth of the bevel pinions 23, continue to impart the same direction of rotation also to the line shaft 19.

It is here explained that when the slip spring clutches 31, on one side of the line shaft 19, are imparting positive driving movement to the line shaft 19, the slip spring clutches 38, at the opposite side of the line shaft 19, slip and therefore do not impart motion to the line shaft 19.

From this arrangement of gearing it 'is obvious that the continuous direction of rotation of the line shaft 19, is obtained by taking the motion for driving it constantly in one direction alternately from the opposite ends of the shafts or axles of the paddle-wheels 9, so that while the rotating motion of the paddle-Wheels is alternately reversed, and the slip spring clutches of the gearing at opposite sides of the line shaft are alternately automatically engaged for driving the line shaft 19, and engaged for driving the said line shaft, that by means of the introduction of the reversing driving gear consisting of the shafts 33-, and 25,

and the spur pinions 36, and 35, carried thereon, and rotated thereby, that the reversing rotatory movement of thepaddle-wheels is so transmitted that the constant direction of rotation of the line shaft 19-, is not interfered With.

'Theline shaft 19, is carried inbearings 41, attached to the top portion of the rectangular framing in which the entire mech anism is carried, and upon the line shaft there are carried the bevel pinions 42, 42.

each of which gears into and with other -bevel pinions 43, and 44, respectively, upon the crank shafts 45, suitably carried for rotating in bearings. The cranks 46, of the crank shafts 45, are connected by coupling rods 47, 47 and 48, 48, to the plunger rods 49, of the several pumps 50, and as shown by the drawings the object ofthe gearing or mechanism operating between the pa ddle- Wheels 9, and the pumps 50, is to transmute movement and kinetic energy of the Waves operating in alternate directions to pump the water of the ocean, sea, or lake upon a coast or shore of which, the mechanism or apparatus constituting my invention is installed for the purpose of raising water by theaction of the pumps from the ocean, sea, or lake, and forcing it into one or more reservoirs at a sufiiciently high elevation to produce a static head of pressure for driving such machinery as the said head of water is capable of driving, by means of flowing downward through or upon turbines, water-wheels, or other equivalent hydrodynamically driven motors.

In order to avo d the loss of any part of the dynamic energy due to the action. of the incoming and outgoing surf waves upon the paddle-Wheels 9, the mechanism constituting my invention includes the feature of utilizing, in addition to the alternate rotating motion of the paddle-wheels, the rising and falling motion thereof, for driving additional pumps also for the raising of some of the water to the necessary head in the reservoirs whereinit is stored. For this purpose I carry upon the. top of the upper members 1. of the framing of the apparatus or mechanism constituting my invention, a second framing comprised of the horizontal members 51, supported upon the vertical members '52, fastened to the upper members 1, of the framing hereinbefore described.

The upper parts of each pair of shafts 15, carry at or near their tops, the cross bars 53, as shown at Figs. 1, and 3, and for the purpose of producing stiffness of the cross bars 53, stays 54, are used for connecting the cross bars 53, toward their centers to the shafts 15, as shown more particularly at Fig. 3, but in such manner that the shafts 15, can and do rotate in the bearings 55, of the stays 54, as shown at Fig. 3.

At the center of each cross bar 53, there is carried a vertical double rack 56, as shown at Figs. 1, and.3, and in plan at Fig. 7. The teeth on either side of the racks 56, respectively gear into the spur pinions 57, upon the rotatable shafts 58, which by means of bevel gearing 58, and 58 drive the pumps 59, by and from which, and by and from the pumps5Q, water is raised through the pipes 60, and discharged by the pipes '61, to the reservoir or reservoirs wheresoever it, or they may be located, for the purpose of receiving the water so pumped, and maintaining the water so pumped at the requisite head of pressure.

In order to insure that the surf waves will act upon the paddle-wheels 9, with practical constancy of dynamic at various heights of the tides, the apparatus is mounted upon therails 4, at either side'lihereof, that the apparatus or mechanism constituting my invention, can be moved inward or outward horizontally upon the said rails 4, so as to bring it over the position of the'surf waves accordingly as their range of position varies with the successive higher and lower tides; it being here explained that the length of the vertical frames 1 is such as to admit of each paddle-wheel descending to an extent corresponding with the depth of immersion in the waves corresponding with its own degree of coefficient of flotation, so that into whatevef horizontal position it may be necessary to move my apparatus or mechanism to insuf e the paddle-wheels being immersed to the depth corresponding to their co-eflicient of flotation, the power derived from the surf waves as imparted to said paddlewheels is by such adjustment rendered practically constant.

For the purpose of moving the mechanism or apparatus constituting my invention horizontally backward and forward for the purposes herein last' stated, I mount on either side of the framing carrying my apparatus, the toothed racks 62, which are carried at the inner part of the piers 5, by brackets 63, as shown more particularly at Fig. 3.

Carried in bearings at the under part of the upper horizontal member 1, .of the framing, are bearings for the shaft 64:, shown at Figs. 1, and 2, and at each end of said shaft '64, a spur pinion 65, the teeth of which engage with the teeth of the toothed racks 62. so that by rotating the shaft 64, and the toothed pinion 65, in either a right or left hand direction, the entire mechanism constituting my invention is moved horizontally outward or inward to correspond with the range of movement, and change of the range of movement of the surf waves coincit'ling with each variation in the height reached by the tides. during successive periods of the monthly cycle thereof.

To produce'the aforesaid rotation of the shaft 64, and of the pinions 65, a driving pulley 66, is keyed upon the shaft 64,

while upon the inner end of the line shaft 19, a driving pulley 67 is also keyed, and a twisted driving belt is placed upon these pulleys so that as the line shaft 19, is driven by the motor mechanism of the apparatus constituting my invention as hereinbefore described, it rotates the pinions 65, in either a right or lefthand direction, and causes the entire apparatus to be moved upon the rails 4. by the pinions 65, engaging with the toothed racks 62.

To effect a change of direction of rotation of the toothed pinions 65, in order to produce the requisite horizontal outward and inward motion of the power transmitting apparatus. constituting my invention, I place the driving belt 68, in one of two cross positions over the driving pulleys 67 and the other pulley beneath it on the shaft 64. part of which pulley is shown by the dotted semi-circle 64 in Fig. 1, so that while crossed in one direction the belt operates as is obvious to rotate the pinions 65, to move the apparatus constituting my invention utward, and when the belt is crossed in the opposite direction it operates to rotate the pinion 65, and to move the mecha nism constituting my invention inward. [tis not, however, essential that the inward and outward horizontal movement .of the apparatus or mechanism constituting my invention, should be effected by a cross driving belt and pulleys 66, and 67, as by placing ,a winch. handle upon either end of the shaft 64, outside the pinions 65, the attendants of the mechanism by rotating ,1 such winch handles can move a considerable sized wave power apparatus or mechanism inward or outward.

With the view of diminishing the friction of the shafts 15, in rising and descending through the bevel pinion 17, I preferably form the upper part of said shafts 15, square, as shown more part-icularlyjin enlarged view in Figs. 5, and 6. These square portions of the shafts 15, move upward and downward in the space between two grooved anti-friction rollers 69, carried on axes in recesses preferably in the upper and lower parts of each pinion 17 as distinctly shown in Figs. 5, and 6. The grooves in the anti-friction rollers 69, are of such form and dimensions as to correspond with the squareness and rectangularity of the rising and falling shafts 15, so that they operate with a minimum of friction and do not become disengaged from their function of r0- tating the several bevel pinions 17.

In the preceding parts of this specificaratus or mechanism to the line shaft thereof,

may be considerably simplified by substituting driving belts and pulleys for conveying alternate rotatory motion of the paddlewheels to drive either the line shaft 19, shown at Figs. 1, 2, and 3, of the annexed drawings, or a crank shaft substituted for said line shaft. With the object of thus simplifying the mechanism, I, instead of taking the vertical shafts 15, through the bevel pinions l7, substitute for the bevel pinions 17 the belt pulleys 17, shown at Figs. 8, and 9. These belt pulleys 17, are provided with anti-friction rollers 69*, withwheel 17, Fig. 5, however, is under this construction of my invention, dispensed with, and in lieu thereof the part corresponding with the bevel teeth in the pinion 17, here 19, are coupled by connecting'rods 19, to the several pumps 50, for the purpose of raising water by the pipes 60, from the iocean, or other large body of water, in or inbefore described, is substituted by a grooved belt driving pulley 17 The shafts 15, operate upward and downward in the driving pulleys 17, in the same manner as hereinbefore described with reference to the "stituting my invention is located, and for I discharging water so lifted by the pipes 61,

operation of the shafts 15, in the bevel pinions 17, shown at Figs. 1, 2, 8, and 5, of the annexed drawings.

Upon the shaft 19, which as aforesaid may be the same line shaft 19, as hereinbefore described and shown at Figs. 1, 2, and 3, of the drawings, or which may be the crank shaft 19*, shown at Fig. 8, there are carried other pairs of belt or rope driving pulleys 17', corresponding with the two belt or rope driving pulleys 17*, on the shafts 15, re spectively. Each of the belt or rope pulleys 17 on the crank shaft 19 is provided with a slip spring clutch 17", one part of each of which clutches is engaged firmly, but slidably upon a key in the crank shaft 19, so as to rotate therewith, and when either of the belts or rope driving pulleys 17", engages with its clutch portion 17, then the belt or rope 17 operated by either of the driving pulleys 17, causes the rotation of the crank shaft19, and the crank shaft 19, is accordingly rotated correspondingly with the rotation of the paddle-wheels 9*, by the surf waves. As, however, the rotation of the paddle-wheels 9*, is alternately in opposite directions as hereinbefore described, and as it is necessary that the crank shaft should rotate constantly in the same direction, the clutches 17, are so arranged as to be engaged by their respective driving pul-- leys 17*, so that while either of the driving pulleys 17 is engaged with its clutch 17, to rotate the crank shaft 19 the other driving pulley 17, and its clutch teeth slip over each other and do not operate to drive the crank shaft until the rotation of that crank shaft bythe completion of the rotation in one direction of the paddle-wheel 9*, is completed; then at that instant of change of direction of rotation of the paddle-wheel the other driving pulley 17, engages with its clutch on the crank shaft 19*, and the rotation of the crank shaft 19*, is continued in the same direction while the paddle-wheel 9 is rotating in the opposite direction;

In the drawing Fig. 8, I have not shown the paddle-wheels situated beneath the belt and rope driving gear, but one of the said paddle-wheels is shown in the end elevation Fig. 9, and it is to be understood that the gearing shown at Figs. 8 and 9, for transmitting the alternate rotation of the paddle- :wheel 9 to the crank shaft 19, may be similarly applied to convey and transmute the alternate rotatory motion of any required number of paddle-wheels, so as to .produce continuous rotation in one direction of a line shaft, or a crank shaft.

The several cranks 19, of the crank shaft whereat the apparatus or mechanisinconinto tanks or reservoirs at any required lheights or heads for practical utilization of the energy of the water so raised.

With the object of employing driving belts or ropes for operating the upper sets of pumps 59 Fig. 9, corresponding with the pumps 59, in Figs. 1, and 3, instead of the gearing hereinbefore described with reference to, and shown at Figs. 1,3, and 7, of the annexed drawings, I attach the lower ends of two ropes or belts 59 to the upper part of the frame 7 of each paddle-wheel 9, then lap the said ropes around the driving pulleys 59, carried upon the crank shafts 59, then fasten the upper end of said ropes to the upper cross bar 53. By this arrangement, as the framing 7, and the cross bar 53, of each paddle-wheel. gearing rises and falls by the action of the Waves lifting and lowering the respective floating paddle-wheels 9 the pulleys 59, upon the crank shafts 59 are rotated alternately in opposite directions, while the plungers in the pumps 59 are driven by the cranks 59 through being coupled-by the connecting rods 59 WVith respect to the construction of the driving pulleys 17, operating upon the shafts 15, shown in enlarged sectional detail in Fig. 11, it will be observed that the only difference in the construction thereof as compared with the construction of the bevel gear shown also in enlarged view in Fig. 5, is that in place of the teeth of the bevel gear shown in Fig. the belt or rope groovedpulley 17, is substituted.

The-pipes 61, convey the water pumped y all the sets of pumps 50 59, and 1 5 a to the reservoir or reservolrs wherein the water lifted by the several pumps is stored as a head of water, said reservoir or reservoirs being well understood andnot shown in the drawings, because of not constituting any part of my said invention.

I claim as my invent-ion.

1. The mechanism or apparatus operated by the incoming and outgoing surf waves of a large body of water, consisting of a horizontally movable and adjustable framing, carried on rails or equivalent supports, vertical guides in said framing, a vertically movable slide in each .of said vertical guides vertical shafts, said vertical shafts rotating by transmission means horizontal shafts upon which are carried wheels providedwith automatic slip spring clutches, said wheels provided with said clutches rotating a line shaft, the transmission gear operated from both ends of each floating paddlewheel being arranged so that while said paddle-wheels are alternatingly rotated in opposite directions by the action of the in coming and outgoing surf waves upon said paddle-wheels, the transmission gear rotates the line shaft continuously in one and the same direction, said line shaft operating crank shafts on either side of the line shaft, the cranks of said shafts operating reciprocating pumps, the rising and falling rotating vertical shafts carrying at their upper parts frames with gearing for rotating other crank shafts for operating other pumps, the

whole of said sets of pumps being connected.

to water lifting and discharge pipes, whereby water is raised from the body of water, whose surf waves operate the paddle-wheels and the other parts of the mechanism, and said water is forced into reservoirs at a height sufficient to maintain the head of water necessary for driving turbines, waterwheels, or other motive power mechanism, substantially as set forth.

2. Mechanism or apparatus operated by the inward and outward motion of surf waves, comprising paddle wheels constructed to float andrise and fall with the undulating movement of said waves, driving a power-transmitting mechanism; a series of pumps; transmission gear connected with said wheels for in part rotating a line shaft in one constant direction of rotation, and in part by the rising and falling motion of the paddle wheels operating other rotatingtransmission gear, both sets of gear operating said pumps for lifting water substantially as described.

3. The mechanism or apparatus operated by the incoming and outgoing surf waves of a large body of water, consisting of a horizontally movable and adjustable framing, vertical guides in said framing, a vertically movable slide in each of said vertical parallel guides, wherein the bearings of floating paddle-wheels are situated, there being a plurality of such vertical guides, a plurality of such bearings, and a plurality of such floating, rotating, rising and falling paddle-wheels, toothed gearing at each end of the shafts of the paddle-wheels, said toothed gearing rotating vertical shafts, said vertical shafts each carrying a pulley for driving by flexible transmission means, horizontal shafts upon which are carried wheels provided with automatic slip spring clutches, said wheels provided with said clutches ro tating a crank shaft, transmission gear op erated from both ends of each floating paddle-wheel being arranged so that while said paddle wheels are alternatingly rotated in opposite directions by the action of the incoming and outgoing surf waves upon said paddle-wheels, the transmission gear rotates the crank shaft continuously in one and the same direction, said crank shaft operating reciprocating pumps, the rising and falling rotating vertical shafts carrying at their upper ends frames with gearing for rotating other crank shafts for operating other pumps carried by said upper frame, the whole of said sets of pumps being connected to water lifting and discharge pipes, whereby water is raised from the body of water whose surf waves operate the paddle-wheels and the other parts of the mechanism, the whole of said pumps forcing said water into reservoirs at a height suflicient to maintain the head necessary for driving turbines, water- Wheels, and other motive power mechanism.

4. Mechanism or apparatus operated by the inward and outward motion of surf Waves, comprising paddle wheels, construct ed to float, to rotate, and to rise and fall with the undulating movement of said waves, so that as the waves rise and fall the floating paddle wheels correspondingly rotate, rise and fall, thereby insuring a practically constant driving power being imparted to said paddle wheels, pumps, gear for eifecting the transmission of the driving power due to the rotation of the paddle Wheels to a shaft in one constant direction of rotation, thereby operating one set of pumps, and means operated by the rising and falling motion of the paddle wheels for operating other transmission gear, driving the shaft of the other set of said Pumps, substantially as described.

5. In a wave mot r, a movable frame, supports therefor, guides in said frame, a movable slide in each guide, a paddle wheel journaled in said slide, a line shaft, transmission gear connected with said line shaftand said paddle wheel for driving said line shaft continuously in one direction, and pumps operated by said line shaft, substantially as described.

6. In a wave motor a movable frame, supports therefor, guides in said-frame, a vertically movable slide in each guide, a paddle wheel journaled in the slides, a line shaft, transmission gear connected with said line shaft and said paddle-wheel for driving the line shaft continuously in one direction,

; and pumps operated by each of said transmission gears, substantially as described.

7 In'a wave motor, amovable frame, supports therefor, guides in said frame, a vertically movable slide in each guide, a paddle "Wheel journaled in the slides, transmission .gear connected with and rotated by the rotary movement of said wheel, vother transmission gear connected with the vertically movable slides and adapted to be rotated thereby, and separate sets of pumps driven m1ss10n gear connected with the vertically movable slides and adaptedto be rotated thereby, and separate sets of pumps driven by each set'of driving gang substantially as described." Y

' '9. In a Wave motor, a movable frame, supports therefor, guides insaid frame, a vertically movable slide in each guide, a paddle wheel journaled in the slides, a revoluble shaft, means connected with one end of said paddle wheel to rotate said shaft, other I means to rotate said shaft in the same direction when the paddle Wheelis turning in the reverse direction, driving gear connected with the slides to rotate a second shaft, and

' pumps operated by said shafts, substantially as described.

In testimonywhereof, I, the said JOHN WILLY, have hereunto set my hand and seal at the city of Los Angeles aforesaid, in the presence of two subscribing Wit-1165368.

, JOHN WILLY. [1 s.] Witnesses:

ST. JOHN DAY,

WILLIS I. MORRISON Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C.- 

